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Where did the first civilization occur?

Fertile Crescent

Which early civilization had the first carefully

planned cities?

Harappan

What city is known for its hanging gardens?

Babylon

What great structure forced many Chinese to

work in brutal conditions?

Great Wall

What city became a major center for its manufacture of iron

weapons?

Meroe

What Chinese philosopher stressed social order, harmony

and good government?

Confucius

Which Qin ruler burned “useless” books and murdered hundreds of

scholars?

Shi Huangdi

What group of invaders invaded Egypt in chariots and ruled for 70

years?

Hyksos

Who was the first philosopher of Daoism?

Laozi

What Persian ruler was helped by the Ten Thousand Immortals in gaining the throne? He also built

the Royal Road.

Darius

What ruler had the famous code of laws?

Hammurabi

What form of writing uses pictures to stand for ideas?

pictographs

What is the belief in one god?

Monotheism

What did the Shang kings use to consult with their gods?

Oracle bones

What became a closely guarded secret in China?

Silk Production

Which ruler is considered to be both a king and a god?

Pharoah

What type of government is ruled based on religion?

Theocracy

What do we call the writing system of ancient Egypt.

Hieroglyphics

Which kingdom saw itself as the guardians of Egyptian

civilization after the Libyans were ousted from Egypt?

Kush

Who found the Rosetta stone in 1799 which enabled a Frenchman to

decipher it in 1822?

French Soldiers

What group was known for their alphabet that used Phonetic

symbols to represent sounds?

Phoenicians

What group is known for the bull leapers?

Minoans

What do we call the acceptance of people who hold different

religious beliefs?

Religious Toleration

How did Sargon of Akkad form the first empire?

By taking control of the northern and southern Mesopotamia

Why were Egyptians farmers more fortunate than the farmers of

Mesopotamia?

Nile floods at a regular basis

Final Jeopardy

Who was one of India’s greatest writers. His most famous play

was Shakuntala?

Kalidasa